Got laid off from Microsoft in January. Had a glass of whiskey and made my plans. No time to be depressed. I reached out to all my friends and past network. Did not give into embarrassment or shame. Posted on linked-in that I am looking for job. I was amazed that my friends were so nice and willing to help. I applied for jobs and got their referrals. I kept a regular discipline and studied hard. Leetcode, read up on specs, standards, OS fundamentals, etc. Basically anything relevant to my domain (embedded systems) and in my resume. Bombed one interview hard - Blanked out, forgot problems I had already done in leetcode. Took lessons from that experience and made revision an important part of prep work. Wife is going through severe depression. Screaming, fighting, .... It got really bad. But I kept my calm and finally landed two job offers. Contract position with Meta - better pay than MS peanuts. Then today finally got the call from Apple with a full-time position in a core team.
Congrats!
Congrats! I needed this
Congratulations, dude! Time for another glass of Whiskey, 🥂.
Congratulations! This is the kind of post we need more of around here! Good luck and hope things get better with your wife as well.
Oh look, a sensible person! Unlike those clueless folks calling another person’s partner a “red flag” when they have absolutely no idea about the full situation. Bless you, wise one from Barclays. May your days be long and good, and your TC heavy. 🙏
Wow. Awesome
Awesome! Kudos buddy!
🥳🥳🥳👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉 By the way, can I have your contract position at Meta ?
Sure. If you are serious, I will let them know.
Congrats!! Time for whiskey again
How do you get contract position? Any agencies do that?
Contract positions are easy to apply for. Just through linked in. A bunch of recruiters reach out.
Oh gotcha thanks!
Kudos to you!